Tent with air cushion

ABSTRACT

A tent with an air cushion includes a foldable air cushion, a retainer ring, and a tent body. The retainer ring retains around the air cushion to form a cushion body, the tent body is located above and connected with the cushion body, and a tent space for resting is defined by the tent body and the cushion body. Usage of the tent is convenient, and the tent is dampproof so that its applicability is broadened.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201320401869.8, filed on Jul. 5, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a foldable tent, and more particularly to a foldable tent with a fully covered air cushion.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As economic, society and technology develop continuously, abundant everyday consumables are supplied to people to improve standard of living, while tents are one of the consumables.

As known, foldable tents are popularly used in camping outdoors, by which a rest space is provided to allow people to have a rest, that's why foldable tents become more and more popular.

However, after conventional foldable tents are unfolded to provide a tent space to rest, it's necessary to dispose a soft cushion on the ground within the tent space, so that people could seat on the soft cushion with a not bad feeling. In such a way, however, the usage of the conventional tent is complicated and inconvenient on one hand; one the other hand, such conventional tent is not dampproof, which is not applicable to damp situation, and results in a limited applicability accordingly. Furthermore, the conventional foldable tents may cause the user feel uncomfortable.

Thus there is a need for providing an improved tent with a fully covered air cushion to overcome the drawbacks mentioned above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to provide a tent with a fully covered air cushion which is dampproof and convenient to use.

To achieve this objective, a tent with an air cushion of the present invention includes a foldable air cushion, a retainer ring, and a tent body. The retainer ring retains around the air cushion to form a cushion body, the tent body is located above and connected with the cushion body, and a tent space for resting is defined by the tent body and the cushion body.

Preferably, a perimeter of the air cushion is retained and closed by the retainer ring.

Preferably, tent body is connected with a perimeter of the retainer ring.

Preferably, the tent body includes supports and a tent fabric, an end of the tent fabric is connected with a perimeter of the retainer ring, the supports go through the tent fabric and traverse the air cushion, and middles of the supports are bent upwards to support the tent fabric.

Preferably, the tent fabric and the retainer ring are connected in an integrated structure.

Preferably, a tent opening is formed on the tent fabric, by which the tent space can be opened or closed.

Preferably, the tent opening is connected with the tent fabric via a zip.

Preferably, the number of the support at least is two, and the supports are interlaced with each other.

Preferably, an air intake is provided on the air cushion, so as to inflate the air cushion.

In comparison with the prior art, since the air cushion is retained by the retainer ring thereby forming the cushion body, and the tent space for resting is defined by the tent body and the cushion body, thus users entering into the tent space may comfortably seat on or lie on the cushion body directly; by this token, the tent of the present invention is quite convenient. Meanwhile, due to the cushion body is made of the air cushion, thus the tent of the present invention is dampproof and applicable to damp situations, thereby extending its applicability; on the other hand, the tent of the present invention can improve the comfort and sleep quality of the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, accompanying drawings used in the embodiments are followed. Apparently, the following drawings merely illustrate some embodiments of the invention, but for persons skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained without creative works according to these drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tent with an air cushion according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 2 a perspective view of a tent with an air cushion according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

Other aspects, features, and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the embodiments described thereinafter merely a part of embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. Persons skilled in the art can obtain all other embodiments without creative works, based on these embodiments, which pertains to the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a tent with an air cushion 100 includes a foldable air cushion 11, a retainer ring 12, and a tent body 20. The retainer ring 12 is positioned around the perimeter of the air cushion 11, so that the perimeter of the air cushion 11 is received within the retainer ring 12. Preferably, the retainer ring 12 retains the perimeter of the air cushion 11 to close the air cushion 11, so that the air cushion 11 can be protected to ensure reliability of the tent 100. The retainer ring 12 and the air cushion 11 jointly form a cushion body 10, and the tent body 20 is located above the cushion body 10 and connected with it. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the tent body 20 is connected with the perimeter of the retainer ring 10, in such a way, the connection between the tent body 20 and the retainer ring 10 is befitting. Further, a tent space 30 is defined by the tent body 20 and the cushion body 10, which is tent spaced apart the outside to allow the user to rest. So that, users could rest in the tent space 3 without being disturbed by the outside.

Concretely, the air cushion 11 is served as a bottom base of the tent 100, which fully covered the area that is contacted with the ground. In this embodiment, the shape of the air cushion 11 is circular, so that the shape of the tent 100 is domed. But it should be noted that, the shape of the air cushion 11 is not limited here, it can be rectangular or foursquare, or other shapes.

Specifically, the tent body includes 20 supports 21 and a tent fabric 22, an end of the tent fabric 22 is connected with the perimeter of the retainer ring 12. Preferably, the end of the tent fabric 22 is connected to the perimeter of the retainer ring 12 by sewing way, so that the tent fabric 22 and the retainer ring 12 are connected in an integrated structure, which is convenient to carry out folding operations of the tent fabric 22 and the retainer ring 12. Of course, the end of the tent fabric 22 can be connected to perimeter of the retainer ring 12 by other ways, which is not limited here. Concretely, in the present invention, the supports 21 go through the tent fabric 22 and traverse the air cushion 11, and middles of the supports are bent upwards to support the tent fabric 22, so that the tent space 30 could be maintained. More concretely, the number of the supports 21 at least is two, and the supports 21 are interlaced with each other so as to support the tent fabric 22. For example, in the present embodiment, the number of the supports 21 is three, and the adjacent supports 21 are formed at an angled at 60 degrees, in such a configuration, the reliability of the supports 21 is improved. Preferably, the supports 21 are fiberglass tubes thereby reducing the weight and the cost of the supports 21 and enhancing the supporting strength. A tent opening 50 is formed on the tent fabric 22, by which the tent space can be opened or closed, thereby facilitating users to use the tent space 30. Concretely, in the embodiment, the tent opening 50 is connected with the tent fabric 22 via a zip 40, in such a way, the tent opening 50 is easy to be controlled. For facilitating air inflation and deflation in the air cushion 11, an air intake 111 is provided on the air cushion 11.

FIG. 2 shows another tent 100′ with a rectangular air cushion 11, and other structures of the tent 100′ are similar to that of the embodiment mentioned above, thus detailed descriptions for each component are omitted here.

In comparison with the prior art, since the air cushion 11 is retained by the retainer ring 12, thereby forming the cushion body 10, and the tent space 30 for resting is defined by the tent body 20 and the cushion body 10, thus users entering into the tent space 30 may comfortably seat on or lie on the cushion body 10 directly, by this token, the tent 100 of the present invention is quite convenient. Meanwhile, due to the cushion body 10 is made of the air cushion 11, thus the tent 100 of the present invention is dampproof and applicable to damp situations, thereby extending its applicability; on the other hand, the tent 100 of the present invention can improve the comfort and sleep quality of the user.

While the invention has been described in connection with what are presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A tent with an air cushion, comprising a foldable air cushion, a retainer ring, and a tent body, the retainer ring retaining around the air cushion to form a cushion body, the tent body located above and connected with the cushion body, and a tent space for resting being defined by the tent body and the cushion body.
 2. The tent according to claim 1, wherein a perimeter of the air cushion is retained and closed by the retainer ring.
 3. The tent according to claim 1, wherein the tent body is connected with a perimeter of the retainer ring.
 4. The tent according to claim 1, wherein the tent body comprises supports and a tent fabric, an end of the tent fabric is connected with a perimeter of the retainer ring, the supports go through the tent fabric and traverse the air cushion, and middles of the supports are bent upwards to support the tent fabric.
 5. The tent according to claim 4, wherein the tent fabric and the retainer ring are connected in an integrated structure.
 6. The tent according to claim 4, wherein a tent opening is formed on the tent fabric, by which the tent space can be opened or closed.
 7. The tent according to claim 6, wherein the tent opening is connected with the tent fabric via a zip.
 8. The tent according to claim 4, wherein the number of the support at least is two, and the supports are interlaced with each other.
 9. The tent according to claim 1, wherein an air intake is provided on the air cushion, so as to inflate the air cushion. 